WHAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW (4 OF 8)
by Jeff Strite
Scripture: Matthew 27:11-26
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What They Didn't Know (4 of 8)
Series: The Last Chapter
Jeff Strite
Matthew 27:11-26
OPEN: (We opened the sermon with a video by the group ''City Alight'' and their song ''Jerusalem'' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wX4ZCHRksBA [fade at time stamp 1:51]).
I shared that video this morning, not only because I really like that song, but also because it dovetails with something I wanted to talk about this morning. One of the oddest things about the Easter story is how quickly the crowds turned against Jesus. As the opening verses of that song we just heard says:
''See him in Jerusalem walking where the crowds are
Once, these streets had sung to him, now they cry for murder
See Him there upon the hill, hear the scorn and laughter
Silent as a lamb He waits, praying to the Father.''
The crowd cried for the murder of Jesus.
They mocked and scorned him and laughed at Him.
But just days before this, Jesus had entered the city of Jerusalem in triumph, and this same ''crowd ... took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, ''Hosanna!''
''Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!''
''Blessed is the King of Israel!'' John 12:12-13
They sang His praises on that Sunday
They cried out Hosanna and blessed is the King of Israel.
But that was Sunday.
On Friday (just 5 days later) they cry out: ''Crucify Him, crucify Him!''
They sang His praises ... but NOW they cried for His death.
It had been less than a week.
What could possibly have changed in that short a time?
Well, what had changed was their perception of who He was.
What they saw on Sunday was not the same man they saw on Friday.
On Palm Sunday Jesus entered the city of Jerusalem in triumph.
They'd seen and heard of Jesus before.
Jesus had done doing miracles.
He healed the sick.
He raised the dead.
He'd walked on water.
He'd fed 1000s with just a small amount of food.
And now He'd come in triumphal procession into their city... and so they cried out ''Bless ...
Series: The Last Chapter
Jeff Strite
Matthew 27:11-26
OPEN: (We opened the sermon with a video by the group ''City Alight'' and their song ''Jerusalem'' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wX4ZCHRksBA [fade at time stamp 1:51]).
I shared that video this morning, not only because I really like that song, but also because it dovetails with something I wanted to talk about this morning. One of the oddest things about the Easter story is how quickly the crowds turned against Jesus. As the opening verses of that song we just heard says:
''See him in Jerusalem walking where the crowds are
Once, these streets had sung to him, now they cry for murder
See Him there upon the hill, hear the scorn and laughter
Silent as a lamb He waits, praying to the Father.''
The crowd cried for the murder of Jesus.
They mocked and scorned him and laughed at Him.
But just days before this, Jesus had entered the city of Jerusalem in triumph, and this same ''crowd ... took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, ''Hosanna!''
''Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!''
''Blessed is the King of Israel!'' John 12:12-13
They sang His praises on that Sunday
They cried out Hosanna and blessed is the King of Israel.
But that was Sunday.
On Friday (just 5 days later) they cry out: ''Crucify Him, crucify Him!''
They sang His praises ... but NOW they cried for His death.
It had been less than a week.
What could possibly have changed in that short a time?
Well, what had changed was their perception of who He was.
What they saw on Sunday was not the same man they saw on Friday.
On Palm Sunday Jesus entered the city of Jerusalem in triumph.
They'd seen and heard of Jesus before.
Jesus had done doing miracles.
He healed the sick.
He raised the dead.
He'd walked on water.
He'd fed 1000s with just a small amount of food.
And now He'd come in triumphal procession into their city... and so they cried out ''Bless ...
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